Contentious Actors, Transnational Information Flows, and Implications for Advocacy in Digital Democracy
PhD Researcher
Department of Political Economy
King’s College London
July 4, 2023
Pro-Government Social Media on the Global Stage
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They integrate foreign platforms into their strategies for intimidating diaspora regime critics.
At Home 🏡
Abroad 🌍
Domestic Platforms
Example of states/proxies controlling platform policies at home (direct control over platform policies; disrupting information flows)
Foreign Platforms
Example of state-aligned trolling/harassment; content blocking; platform use restrictions
State strategies for foreign platforms abroad: ??? (can speculate that states + proxies frame repressive actions; lodge targeted disinfo and threats)
They can leverage gendered [power] dynamics and nationalist themes.
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Implications of Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric for Digital Democracy
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